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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Spotts v. Gillaspie 27 Va. 566 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Coleman v. Dick 1 Va. 233 1793 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Moses v. Denigree 27 Va. 561 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Wynn v. Carrell 43 Va. 227 1845 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Givens v. Manns 20 Va. 191 1818 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Redford's Administrator v. Peggy 27 Va. 316 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Sawney v. Carter 27 Va. 173 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Kitty v. Fitzhugh 25 Va. 600 1827 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Green v. Judith 26 Va. 1 1827 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Gwinn v. Bugg 1 Jefferson 87 1769 0 Suit for freedom General Ct. of VA
Isaac v. West's Executor 27 Va. 652 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Wilson v. Isbell 9 Va. 425 1805 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Pleasants v. Pleasants 6 Va. 319 1800 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Garnett v. Sam 19 Va. 542 1817 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Peter v. Hargrave 46 Va. 12 1848 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Abraham v. Matthews 20 Va. 159 1818 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Ellis v. Baird 20 Va. 456 1819 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
South v. Solomon 20 Va. 12 1817 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Wood v. Humphreys 53 Va. 333 1855 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Lemon v. Reynolds 19 Va. 552 1817 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA